Create a Moodle assignment activity
- In the top right hand corner of the page, set Edit mode to ON(Blue).
- In the section where you would like to add an assignment, click +Add an activity or resource.
- Select Assignment from the add an activity or resource window and click Add.
General settings
- Give your assignment a name that is meaningful to your students and yourself. Fields marked with a red exclamation mark are required.
- If needed, provide information about the assignment in the description text field. You can also optionally choose to display the description on the unit page with the Display description on unit page check box.
- If needed, attach additional files to provide information about the assignment These can include information sheets, templates, exemplars, and other resources to help students complete the assignment. Files attached at this point are available to all users who can view the assignment.
- In Availability, nominate the submission date and time for your assignment. You can choose which of these date settings you wish to enable by ticking the Enable checkbox. The submission date and time will appear in students' Moodle Calendars and Timelines.
- Allow submissions from - the opening date for submissions.
- Due date - the date when submissions are expected by. Unless there is a valid reason all Monash assignments should be set to one of three standardised times: 9:30AM, 4:30PM and 11:55PM AEST.
Note: Moodle will automatically adjust the due date to the equivalent local time for different CALLISTA cohorts. For example, an assignment due date of 11:55PM AEST will automatically be adjusted to 2:55am AEST(11.55pm Malaysian time) for students enrolled at the Malaysia campus.
- Cut-off date - this allows you to provide a set period for late submissions. No submissions are possible after this point without manual intervention. For more information, see extensions and resubmissions.
- Remind me to grade - this will add an event to your calendar and timeline as a reminder to complete grading.
- Pre/in/post-class activities: For submission of work allocated in a scheduled class that is due before, during, or after the class has taken place.
- Departmental exam activities: Departmental exam activities are timed assessment tasks where a student has an allocated amount of time to complete the task. Submission times may fall outside the default times.
- Non-assessed activities: These activities have no weight (do not contribute to unit marks) or are for a non coursework unit and the proposed time is used to support student time management.
- Offline assessments: These activities do not require a submission, but creating a Moodle assignment allows offline assessments to be marked with marking guides or rubrics, captured as part of Spec Con process and appear with other assessments for students.
Short extensions and special consideration for assignmentsStudents can apply for short extensions or special consideration for assignments and quizzes via an online form. Ensure that the Assignment name in your Moodle activity settings is accurate and meaningful and ensure that the assignment Due date is correct, as the online form draws on this data from your Moodle unit. Also ensure that the assignment is NOT hidden or inside a hidden section, as the assessment due date in Moodle needs to be visible on the unit page to be updated. |
Availability
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Assignment settings
Click on the accordion below to view more information about each Moodle assignment setting.
Submission types
Feedback types
Submission settings
Group submission settings
Notifications
Turnitin Similarity Report Settings
Grade
- Click Turn editing on in the top right corner of the unit banner.
- In the section where you would like to add an assignment, click +Add an activity or resource.
- Select Assignment from the list and click Add.
For more information, see the Add a resource or activity guide.
General settings
- Give your assignment a name that is meaningful to your students and yourself. Fields marked with a red exclamation mark are required.
- If needed, provide information about the assignment in the description text field. You can also optionally choose to display the description on the unit page with the Display description on unit page check box.
- If needed, attach additional files to provide information about the assignment These can include information sheets, templates, exemplars, and other resources to help students complete the assignment. Files attached at this point are available to all users who can view the assignment.
- In Availability, nominate the submission date and time for your assignment. You can choose which of these date settings you wish to enable by ticking the Enable checkbox. The submission date and time will appear in students' Moodle Calendars and Timelines.
- Allow submissions from - the opening date for submissions.
- Due date - the date when submissions are expected by. Unless there is a valid reason all Monash assignments should be set to one of three standardised times: 9:30AM, 4:30PM and 11:55PM AEST.
Note: Moodle will automatically adjust the due date to the equivalent local time for different CALLISTA cohorts. For example, an assignment due date of 11:55PM AEST will automatically be adjusted to 2:55am AEST(11.55pm Malaysian time) for students enrolled at the Malaysia campus.
- Cut-off date - this allows you to provide a set period for late submissions. No submissions are possible after this point without manual intervention. For more information, see extensions and resubmissions.
- Remind me to grade - this will add an event to your calendar and timeline as a reminder to complete grading.
- Pre/in/post-class activities: For submission of work allocated in a scheduled class that is due before, during, or after the class has taken place.
- Departmental exam activities: Departmental exam activities are timed assessment tasks where a student has an allocated amount of time to complete the task. Submission times may fall outside the default times.
- Non-assessed activities: These activities have no weight (do not contribute to unit marks) or are for a non coursework unit and the proposed time is used to support student time management.
- Offline assessments: These activities do not require a submission, but creating a Moodle assignment allows offline assessments to be marked with marking guides or rubrics, captured as part of Spec Con process and appear with other assessments for students.
Short extensions and special consideration for assignmentsStudents can apply for short extensions or special consideration for assignments and quizzes via an online form. Ensure that the Assignment name in your Moodle activity settings is accurate and meaningful and ensure that the assignment Due date is correct, as the online form draws on this data from your Moodle unit. Also ensure that the assignment is NOT hidden or inside a hidden section, as the assessment due date in Moodle needs to be visible on the unit page to be updated. |
Availability
|
Assignment settings
Click on the accordion below to view more information about each Moodle assignment setting.